Scott Mitchell
Scott Mitchell's blog about writing.
Scott On Writing | 20 Nov 2008 11:34
Scott Mitchell writes "....ELMAH is a free, open-source library created by Atif Aziz for logging errors that occur in an ASP.NET application. I've written about ELMAH many times before; its one of the first things I setup when creating a new ASP.NET application. A new version..."
Read more » New Version of Error Logging Modules and Handlers (ELMAH) Available
Scott On Writing | 17 Nov 2008 08:00
Scott Mitchell writes "....One of my clients has a data-driven Software as a Service (SaaS) web application that is used by a dozen different customers. In particular, this client of mine has a web application that's used by various clinics and hospitals to track, schedule,..."
Read more » Running the Same Query Against Multiple Databases
Scott On Writing | 13 Nov 2008 08:28
Scott Mitchell writes "....Feel free to print out a copy of these commandments and tape them to your coworker's monitor.
You shall check in early and check in often. You anger your coworkers when you check out a file and insist on keeping it checked out until some future..."
Read more » The Eight Commandments of Source Code Control
Scott On Writing | 11 Nov 2008 08:24
Scott Mitchell writes "....Many websites that support user accounts, such as the ASP.NET Forums, include information as to how what users are currently online and what they are doing. For example, the Who Is Online page on the ASP.NET Forums shows the users currently online,..."
Read more » Tracking User Activity
Scott On Writing | 29 Oct 2008 19:44
Scott Mitchell writes "....My Toolbox column in the November 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine is avaiable online. The November issue examines:
DayPilot - DayPilot is an AJAX-enabled calendar and scheduling ASP.NET Web control that offers functionality not unlike what you find in..."
Read more » November's Toolbox Column Now Online
Scott On Writing | 28 Oct 2008 07:50
Scott Mitchell writes "....Rick Strahl recently posted about some his frustrations with the Visual Studio 2008 Designer - HTML Mangling with Literal Controls in the <head>. While I've not had Visual Studio mangle my pages' markup when switching between the Design and..."
Read more » Visual Studio's Property Window Not Refreshing in the Designer
Scott On Writing | 13 Oct 2008 10:28
Scott Mitchell writes "....My Toolbox column in the October 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine is avaiable online. The October issue examines:
SQL Data Generator - Quickly generate unbounded amounts of real-world test data for your database with a few points and clicks of the..."
Read more » October's Toolbox Column Online
Scott On Writing | 11 Oct 2008 12:00
Scott Mitchell writes "....Between work and diaper changes I've been reading Michael Coles's book Pro T-SQL 2008 Programmer's Guide, and found this little gem (pg. 527-528):
The OUTPUT ClauseYou can use the OUTPUT clause with the the INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and MERGE DML..."
Read more » OUTPUTing Data from the Just-Inserted, Updated, or Deleted Row(s)
Scott On Writing | 09 Oct 2008 20:11
Scott Mitchell writes "....A decision all independent software developers must make early on in their career is when to bill a client and under what terms. This decision, of course, is not the developer's alone to make - it must be discussed and agreed upon by the client, as..."
Read more » Going Independent: When Do You Bill Your Clients and What Are The Payment Terms?
Scott On Writing | 26 Sep 2008 21:56
Scott Mitchell writes "....Steve Smith has posted a couple of interesting probability problem solvers on his blog recently. His most recent one is a twist on the Monty Hall problem. I mentioned the Monty Hall problem and its solution in an earlier blog entry of mine, For Some..."
Read more » A Twist on the Monty Hall Problem
